"So, considering the current situation, I'm afraid the world will be divided up?"
Zhao Xin was unwilling, but Zhuge Liang, who was sitting opposite him, shook his head. However, even so, he didn't see anything else and directly asked Zhao Xin to play chess.
"Your Majesty, please don't think about this for now. Perhaps you will have some ideas after playing chess. After all, Your Majesty has not yet made a final decision."
As long as the overall situation remains unchanged, winning is only a matter of time.
However, this time, I didn't feel as if I was assisted by God when playing chess. I felt that every move I made was presented in my mind. It was probably the method to improve my chess skills that I had drawn before.
Zhuge frowned.
"Your Majesty, you..."
How come your chess moves suddenly seem so organized? Before, you were playing so haphazardly that you looked like a complete wretch, but you always managed to turn things around in the end.
"What's wrong with me?"
"Your Majesty, this is the first time you have come to this Tianyuan location. You have always been walking this way before."
The degree of chaos can be seen from the way this avalanche was launched, and it seems that Zhuge Liang had greatly suppressed Zhao Xin by more than 20 points.
"Your Majesty, how are you playing chess..."
"Prime Minister Zhuge, you told me that there's no certainty yet, so how can we be sure of the final outcome? Even if there is a certainty now, what does it matter? Just kill him!"
Two pieces fall.
Zhuge admitted defeat.
"I was just killing for fun. Now I'm not just looking for a good time. Why did you suddenly admit defeat?"
Zhuge felt very ashamed.
"Your Majesty, those who can play in Tianyuan are all well versed in the changes, and the chess pieces we can get are also better than those of Tianyuan."
In other words, if the game was played in a different place, Zhao Xin wouldn't have to be so tired.
"Your Majesty, I am inferior to you. There are still two rounds left. It depends on who wins."
"Since you are willing, I will accompany you."
Zhao Xin wasn't particularly aggressive this time, playing chess leisurely while glancing at the topographic map beside him. The territory of the Great Qin region was quite vast.
A lot of tribute comes in every year.
This year's harvests were generally poor, and although Zhao Xin had reduced some of the taxes, it was still not enough to pay. Who else in recent years had managed to avoid paying taxes for an entire year?
My goodness, if the people can live, then the emperor will starve to death.
"In that case, let them exchange their gold ornaments for rice and flour. I don't want to see people here embezzling these things anyway."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you cannot do this."
When Zhuge stood up, the chess pieces he had placed were all out of place, and the chess pieces in his hands fell onto the chessboard, then rolled twice before landing on the ground.
Wang Xuance, who had just entered, saw this scene at first sight.
"Prime Minister, this is the first time I've seen someone beat Your Majesty in a fight. So, we should fulfill our bet. I'll give you my Biewan mansion as a gift."
Zhuge put down the chess piece in a panic and didn't wait for an explanation.
"Since when did you start making bets behind my back? Why don't you just call me a decent person?"
"I did not defeat Your Majesty."
Zhuge sighed and picked up the scroll he had been holding beside him. He was afraid he had understood something, and he didn't want to be misunderstood at the moment.
Winning the game openly and honestly was different from winning by trickery. The latter would be punished with a stab in the back! The more serious crime of deceiving the emperor would be known to everyone.
"So what is this chess piece?"
"It was just a coincidence. I just stood up and forgot to grab a few chess pieces, which caused the Deputy Prime Minister to misunderstand. Now I know that I am no match for Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty, you can't do this. Stabilizing the people's hearts is the most important thing right now, and doing something like this..."
But it's also a bit petty.
"Why, do you think this is not right now? But we can't let them eat and drink for free now. I see that these people have not volunteered to join the army."
"Your Majesty, we...we have been defeated!"
Another horse galloped outside, and only dared to tell the news when it reached the door. This made Zhao Xin raise his throat. Good guy, this defeat was not good news.
"Who is defeated by whom?"
"The group that invaded from Dongwu were so loyal to their king that they overthrew a county governor the moment they entered the city, and even overthrew a local general's mansion."
The local general's mansion... There are quite a few soldiers and horses equipped in this general's mansion. These invading people know how to choose places, and the places where they put down the county governor are all good places.
Then he placed another chess piece and started the game again.
"Where's the local governor? The whole country is on alert right now. How could it be possible..."
"One man in the opposing camp, facing concentrated fire, showed no signs of panic and charged directly towards our camp, aiming for the head. I'm afraid the head has now been made into a bone china cup."
"Who is that person?"
"He carries a long sword, his eyes are fierce, and his face is handsome and masculine, not just feminine."
"I asked you who that person was, not how to describe him!"
"I don't know."
What a guy, he really thought he knew everyone. This guy just appeared out of nowhere. When he went into battle, he looked very imposing with the long sword in his hand, but I never saw him speak.
"Then let's go to Yancheng now and let General Zhenxi go there."
There had been a person standing outside the door for quite some time. He had heard that this person was capable of single-handedly taking on several people, and was both brave and resourceful. He had also decided to enter the door and began to introduce himself.
"Your Majesty, I also want to be such a general now. Besides, I can't show my fame in this palace at all!"
Zhao Xin smiled, a rare occurrence.
"Why, now you really want to stand over there and scare the other side with your reputation? This is probably just a fantasy, but you must be sure you are not trying to make me laugh!"
Zhao Xin was not denying his ability. The key was that he didn't know the current situation in the imperial city. If he sent all the troops out now, he was afraid that someone would attack the imperial city and burn, kill and loot.
"Your Majesty, please grant me this request. I will definitely bring you victory news, and I will also bring back the enemy leader's head to make a bone china cup!"
It seems that Bai Qi is having a fight with the bone china cup.
"In that case, I will equip you with two corps of 5,000 men. It is reported that this group of people is leading an elite squad of about 10,000 men. Your 5,000 men will allow me to..."
"Five thousand is no problem. Besides, we've been recruiting soldiers along the way. If things get worse, we can just borrow troops along the way. There are so many county governors along the way now, so we can slowly borrow enough to gather an army of 10,000 or 20,000!"
"In that case, I look forward to hearing your good news. If that's the case, then go out and raise the troops. We'll have to rely on Guanglu Xun for new recruits."
Now Zhao Xin really thinks that this position still has some shortcomings for the time being, and directly promoting Bai Qi to this position to be in charge of the palace guards can be regarded as not burying Bai Qi's integrity.
That’s it, Zhao Xin thought secretly.
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